New tech for water and other industries
An improved clean and green means of coating materials for efficient wastewater treatment processes is now possible thanks to the Vortex Fluidic Device. The adaptability and […]
Renewable polymer has magnetic appeal
A new multi-functional material which can be used to purify water, as a recyclable construction material, and as a lightweight machine component for possible use in […]
When waste products can build a wall
Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is costly, but organic chemists at Flinders University are working on more sustainable alternatives – focusing on building materials […]
How to mix the ‘un-mixable’
Imagine making some liquids mix that do not mix, then unmixing them. In one of the grand challenges of science, a Flinders University device which previously ‘unboiled’ […]
New insulation takes the heat off
Waste cooking oil, sulfur and wool offcuts have been put to good use by green chemists at Flinders University to produce a sustainable new kind of […]
Slick solution for oil spills ready to clean up
Polluted beaches, oily water, dead birds and marine life destruction caused by crude oil spills could be a thing of the past with pioneering new research […]
New nano ways illuminate future of medicine
The future of improved biomarkers is looking brighter as Flinders University researchers shine a laser light on promising new ‘green’ compounds for medical applications. Streamlining production […]
Chemistry PhD joins US future leaders class
Flinders PhD chemistry researcher Lisa Alcock will get a global view as part of the 2017 SciFinder Future Leaders program in the US. She was one […]
Mercury pollution project forges ahead
Work at Flinders to test and commercialise a new method to remove mercury pollution from land and water will progress this year with an $80,000 Australian Government environmental […]